For decades, New Orleans was home to one of the largest concentrations of public housing in the United States. Built to serve low-income families—predominantly Black residents—these housing developments were once viewed as necessary safety nets in a segregated and unequal city. But after Hurricane Katrina, public housing in New Orleans was not just damaged — […]
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, forever changing the city and its residents’ lives. The storm, one of the deadliest and most destructive in U.S. history, exposed vulnerabilities in the city’s infrastructure, devastated communities, and left an indelible mark on the collective memory of New Orleanians. As the city marks […]
Besieged with an ongoing series of natural disasters, New Orleans has always been a place where low-paying jobs were available for often undocumented men and women who were desperate for employment. These workers – who helped rebuild after Hurricane Katrina and other storms and are currently providing  outreach services during COVID-19 – are now known […]
It's easy to point the finger at private sector nursing home operators like Bob Dean and others who house the elderly and infirm for the recent deaths of those shoe-horned into a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse or left to suffer in sweltering apartments in metro New Orleans. The real culprits are our local, state and federal […]
On Tuesday, June 23, Mayor Cantrell announced a new initiative called the Immigrant Community Assistance Program for local immigrant workers. According to a press release by Forward Together New Orleans – a nonprofit organization formed as Mayor Cantrell’s transition team – as many as 500 immigrant families will receive $1,000 payments. Forward Together noted that […]
Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré is an expert on federal disaster response. As the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, he was responsible for leading and coordinating the military relief efforts across New Orleans and the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. In May, he was asked to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee on the federal response to COVID-19, and what could have been done better. Shortly afterward, he spoke with Big Easy Magazine to share some of his thoughts on that subject, as well as the upcoming hurricane season.Â
Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco died on Sunday at the age of 76 following a long battle with ocular melanoma. In 2003, Blanco was the first woman to be elected governor of Louisiana. However, Hurricane Katrina struck only 20 months into her tenure as governor, killing more than 1500 people in New Orleans, damaging […]
The tearing down of The Grand comes just weeks after Cinebarre Canal Place announced its decision to close its business.
Hurricane Katrina survivor Warren Brown and his wife Kenyetta Woodard have survived yet another natural disaster.
Lowernine.org’s Laura Paul talks redevelopment, rebuilding, and why she’s glad New Orleans isn’t Nebraska.
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